Ning Zhiyuan thought for a while and asked, "Ah Zhen, if the musket can be equipped with a large number of troops, how do you think the maximum power of the musket can be brought into play?" ”

"Father-in-law, wait a minute." Chi Fei picked up paper, pen and ink from the desk, and then drew a rough sketch on it.

After the painting was finished, he took the sketch to Ning Zhiyuan, Ning Yabai, and Ning Yafeng, their father and son, and explained: "I just forgot to mention the fourth shortcoming of the musket, that is, the lack of accuracy.

Now these three muskets are ignored, because they are semi-finished products, and the effective range is only about thirty paces.

I will take the relatively mature musket as an example, only 50% of the hit rate within 100 steps, and the farther away it is, the worse the accuracy.

But it doesn't matter, if the accuracy is not enough, we can use the quantity to build enough.

Father-in-law, if we have 3,000 musketeers, we can line up in a column of three. Moreover, the ammunition in the guns of these 3,000 musketeers was already fully loaded at this time.

Every time the order was given to fire, the thousand men were fired in unison.

That is, at the same time, a thousand buckshot bullets will be fired at the same time.

Although each lead bullet has a 50% chance of hitting within a hundred paces, if we look at it from another angle, this 1,000 lead bullets can hit at least four or five hundred enemies at the same time, or the horse they are riding.

But this was not the end of the story, since the muskets in the hands of the first three gunners were already loaded, the second and third shots would occur in succession in a very short time.

Based on the hit rate of 50% within 100 steps, the first three salvos alone can hit at least about 1,000 to 1,500 people.

This is still a conservative number, and if the enemy were to stand together, it would be almost a row of live targets.

Even if the spearmen don't hit the person they want to aim, the lead bullet can hit the person next to them.

These 1,000 buckshots are equivalent to a wall, and they shoot directly at the enemy on the opposite side.

In addition, the lethality of lead bullet is much stronger than that of ordinary bows and arrows, and as long as it is shot, the injury will definitely not be light.

In other words, the first three shots can basically incapacitate more than a thousand enemies.

Although I have never fought in a war, I believe that this kind of lethality is by no means capable of ordinary bows and crossbows.

And I am sure that the enemy, when he sees so many of his comrades falling all at once, will be afraid, and will somehow slow down the attack, if not in a hurry.

This gave us more time to reload our ammunition, and then the second round of firing began, so to speak, continuously.

I dare say that as long as mass production can be achieved, the appearance of muskets will change the entire approach and situation of the war.

At that time, even the Hu people, who are good at riding and shooting, will only have a dead end in front of this kind of firearm.

Or should I say that I want to improve this musket, which is specifically to deal with the Hu people who are good at riding and shooting. ”

After listening to Chi Fei's explanation, Ning Zhiyuan, Ning Yabai, Ning Yafeng, father and son, only felt excited and excited.

If the vision depicted by Chi Fei can really be realized, then this musket is indeed a weapon of mass destruction that can change the entire war scene.

Almost without a trace of hesitation, Ning Zhiyuan slapped the table hard and said, "Ah Zhen, you will be solely responsible for this matter in the future."

You can leave everything else at that, and you'll be able to focus on how to get muskets in large quantities.

I'll give you the greatest priority, whoever you want, whatever you want.

As long as there is something in the storeroom, you can use it as you like. If you lack something, just tell the people below and they will try their best to help you get it.

Now everything is not as important as the mass production of this musket. It doesn't take too much, as long as there are a few thousand soldiers who can equip this thing, our Northwest Army will really be invincible, and the Hu people will only have to make a detour when they see us in the future. ”

Chi Fei thought for a moment before saying, "Father-in-law, the younger son-in-law may be a little too busy alone, it's better to let the eldest brother or second brother follow up on this matter with me." ”

Ning Zhiyuan couldn't help but look up at his little son-in-law when he heard this, and saw that he looked serious and innocent, and he couldn't help but be angry and funny.

This kid is really a little slippery.

Ning Zhiyuan didn't believe that he was really afraid that he would not be able to be busy to say such things, this kid just didn't want to monopolize this big credit, so he wanted his two sons to get involved.

This kid knows better than anyone that Bai'er and Feng'er are the heirs of the Ning family, and it is not a good thing for him to be too favored as a son-in-law, so he took the initiative to give up the credit, and as for the candidate, no one has any objection to the selection by him, who is the father.

In terms of sophistication and life, this kid is indeed a good person, no worse than those old foxes who are sophisticated.

Since the little son-in-law said so, Ning Zhiyuan didn't want to touch his mind, so he clapped his hand and said: "Since you are afraid that you will not be busy, then let your eldest brother help you in the future, anyway, he is also the closest to you in Jiujiang."

The two of you have to work together to deal with this, and if you have any difficulties, you can write to me and I will do my best to help. ”

"Yes, father."

"Yes, father-in-law."

After instructing the eldest son and the youngest son-in-law, Ning Zhiyuan said to the second son, who was obviously a little disappointed: "Ah Feng, after the New Year, I have a heavy task to hand over to you." I'll tell you the details after I've discussed it with Mr. Zhang. ”

"Yes, father." Hearing that there was a heavy task to be handed over to him after the year, Ning Yafeng suddenly perked up and swept away his previous disappointment.

Chi Fei, who was quietly observing from the side, couldn't help but admire a little in his heart, his father-in-law's bowl of water was really flat enough.

Both sons have different tasks, and neither lacks them.

Fortunately, the father-in-law only has two sons, and they are all sons-in-law, so it is relatively easy to arrange.

Unlike other big families, there are a lot of sons-in-law, all of whom have their own ghosts and ideas, so that's really chaos.

Therefore, family planning is still beneficial.

And Chi Fei's careful thinking also made Ning Zhiyuan, the old fox, guess it.

He just didn't want to monopolize the credit, so he deliberately gave up the opportunity.

He knew that his father-in-law and two eldest brothers really treated him as his own family. He was also very moved in his heart, so he spared no effort to give advice to the Ning family.

But moving is moving, and there are some things that we still need to pay attention to.

The development of muskets is not as simple as anything else, it is a cross-era weapon that can really change the situation on the battlefield.

If he was really in charge of research and development, in the end, only he and his father-in-law Ning Zhiyuan would know the inside story and progress of the research, while Ning Yabai and Ning Yafeng, the two veritable heirs of the Ning family, were as unaware as outsiders.

If this really happened, he didn't know what the two eldest brothers would think, and he first felt that it was very inappropriate.

He is a person with a foreign surname, why should he compete with other people's biological sons for favor and limelight? Isn't this looking for a draw?

So this kind of classified research must involve one of their brothers. Even if they don't do anything, they should know all the inside stories and progress.

This is a kind of respect and avoidance for the future family heir.

Although a son-in-law is like a half-son, a half-son is not a parent after all, and he still has to be measured.

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